Dr. Venuste Nsengimana (PhD)

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Email: 
venusteok@gmail.com
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+250788504218
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Published Papers : 

1)    Seraphine Mukandayisenga, David Opanga, Venuste Nsengimana. 2022. Teachers’ Perceptions on the Effectiveness of the Inquiry-Based Learning towards Students’ Achievement in Biology: The Case of schools of Rwanda. African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences 17(2): 95-113.https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajesms/article/view/2260802. 
2)    Henriette Manishimwe, William Aino Shivoga, Venuste Nsengimana. 2022. The Role of Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods towards the Classification of Living Things: A Review. African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences 17(1): 79-89. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajesms/article/view/219846 3. David, Opanga, and Venuste 
3)    Nsengimana. 2022. "Effectiveness of Biology Lesson Planning and Lesson Delivery in Tanzania Secondary Schools." The International Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Learning 29 (1): 67-81. https://doi:10.18848/2327-7971/CGP/v29i01/67-814. Chikaluma, 
4)    Pempho Hendrina, Opanga David, and Venuste Nsengimana. 2022. "Contribution of Inquiry-Based Learning to the Improvement of Biology Teaching and Learning in Malawi Community Day Secondary Schools." The International Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Learning 29 (2): 29-52. https://doi:10.18848/2327-7971/CGP/v29i02/29-52 
5)    Nsengimana, V and W. Dekoninck (2021). Soil-litter ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) community response to reforested lands of Gishwati tropical montane forest, northern-western part of Rwanda. Journal of Tropical Ecology  37, 165–174. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0266467421000237 
6)    Nsengimana, V., A. Vanderheyden, S. Gombeer, N. Smitz, K. Meganck, M. De Meyer, T. Backeljau, B.L. Fisher and W. Dekoninck (2021). First record of the ant Pheidole megatron Fischer and Fisher, 2013 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Rwanda. African Zoology 56:2, 157-161. 
7)    Nsengimana, V., B.A. Kaplin, D. Nsabimana, W. Dekoninck and F. Francis (2021). Diversity and abundance of soil-litter arthropods and their relationships with soil physicochemical properties under different land uses in Rwanda. Biodiversity 22(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2021.1905064https://doi.org/10.1080/156...
8)    David, O and V. Nsengimana (2021). Supporting Tanzanian Students’ Academic Language Proficiency by Inquiry-based learning of Invertebrate Systematic. African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/18117295.2021.1973713 
9)    David, O and V. Nsengimana (2021). Practice in Teaching and Learning of Invertebrates: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pedagogical Language Strategies in Tanzania Secondary Schools. EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17(2), em1940. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/9697 
10)    Nsengimana V. (2021). Implementation of Competence-based Curriculum in Rwanda: Opportunities and Challenges. Rwandan Journal of Education, 5(1), 129-138. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/rje/article/view/202582 
11)    Nsengimana V. (2020). Effects of Tree Forest Plantations on Soil Physicochemical Properties in the Arboretum of Ruhande, Southern Province of Rwanda. Rwanda Journal of Engineering, Science, Technology and Environment 3(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rjeste.v3i1.6 
12)    Nsengimana V. (2020). Impacts of Forest and Agricultural Land Use on Soil and Litter Arthropod Assemblages in Southern Province of Rwanda. Rwanda Journal of Engineering, Science, Technology and Environment 3(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rjeste.v3i1.7 
13)    Nsengimana, T., V. Nsengimana and F. Nsanganwimana (2020). Local knowledge and use of wild edible plants in eastern part of Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda: Prospects for forest biodiversity conservation. Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment 12(4), 66-75 
14)    Nsengimana V., B.A. Kaplin, F. Francis, M.M.L. Kouakou, W. Dekoninck and D.Nsabimana (2018). Use of soil and litter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as biological indicators of soil quality under different land uses in southern Rwanda. Environmental Entomology, 47(6), 1394–1401. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvy144 
15)    Nsengimana V, S. Weihler and B. Kaplin (2017). Perceptions of Local People on the Use of Nyabarongo River Wetland and Its Conservation in Rwanda. Society and Natural Resources 30(1), 3-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2016.1209605 David, O., A. Uworwabayeho, T. 
16)    Nsengimana, E. Minani, and V. Nsengimana (2021). Practices in STEM Teaching and the Effectiveness of the Language of Instruction: Exploring Policy Implications on Pedagogical Strategies in Tanzania Secondary Schools. In A. A. Essien and A. Msimanga (eds.), Multilingual Education Yearbook 2021, Multilingual Education Yearbook. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72009-4_6 
17)    Nsengimana V, William A, Nyarubuye JV, Mujawamariya M, Stainback A, Munir L, Kaplin BA. 2021. Building Community Resilience through the Ecosystem-based Adaptation Approach in Rwanda. Policy Brief. https://www.rema.gov.rw/fileadmin/user_upload/Policy_Brief_on_Ecosystem-...
18)    Kaplin, AB., M. Ivanova, L. Munir, V. Nsengimana, J. Nziza, J. Flynn, C. Famiglietti & S. Partey (2021). Biodiversity and Zoonotic Diseases: Lesson for Effective Biodiversity Governance to Pandemics in Africa. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000380038
 

Brief profile: 
Venuste Nsengimana has a PhD in “Sciences Agronomiques et Ingniérie Biologique - Agronomy and Bio-engineering” from the University of Liège-Gembloux Agro Bio-Tech, Belgium. In addition to the Bachelor’s degree in Biology-Education awarded by the former National University of Rwanda, Nsengimana has a Master’s degree in Biodiversity Conservation and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (PGCLTH) awarded by the University of Rwanda. Nsengimana serves the University of Rwanda-College of Education (UR-CE) as Lecturer of Biology and serves the University of Rwanda-College of Science and Technology (UR-CST) as the Deputy Director of the Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management (CoEB). Further, Nsengimana is an associate member of the African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science (ACEITLMS) based at the UR-CE. His area of research is Ecology and Conservation Biology and Biology - Education. Results of his research were published in national and international recognized journals.
Research Area: 
Conservation Biology & Biology Education